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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1892

202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 11

Destructive Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The City Markets in Dublin have been destroyed by fire. Several adjoining houses were also burnt. The damage is estimated at £100,000…

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The Fire on the Barque Lord Kinnaird

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1892 · page 4

A survey was made yesterday of the damage done to the barque Lord Kinnaird, which took fire on Saturday evening. The damage to the stores and the vessel is now estimated at about £3506…

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Another Great Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—A great fire has occurred at Horishoff, Russia. One thousand houses were burned…

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A Chinaman Assigns. Bad Luck Through Fire. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1892 · page 5

A MEETING of creditors in the estate of Ah Sa[?] Yook, Chinese storekeeper, of Gerogery, held at Albury, was largely attended. Ah Yook was burned out recently, and the…

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Victoria. Unfortunate Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 6

A fire which occurred at the Lord Nelson Company's mine, St. Arnaud, destroyed a valuable winding engine, and did damage to the extent of…

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Fire at Forbes. Four Buildings Destroyed. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 5

A TERRIBLE fire broke out in Forbes early this morning. Mr. Geo. Wiggleworth's drapery establishment and private residence, Mr. Frampton's drapery establishment, Mr…

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The Fire Brigades. a Spirited Contest. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1892 · page 5

THE continuation of events from the Fire Brigade Demonstration of November 9 and 10, 1891, was held at the Agricultural Ground yesterday afternoon, and will be…

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Fire in Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The town of Hedley, in the province of Quebec, Canada, has been destroyed by fire. Over a hundred families have been rendered homeless. The damage…

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Amalgamated City Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1892 · page 5

A DELEGATE meeting of the above amalgamation was hold on Monday night at the City Fire Station, Scott-street, Superintendent Gardner occupying the…

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The Fire Island Affair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The United States authorities have dispatched a force of 500 soldiers, with several Gatling gues, to Fire Island to enforce a landing, so that cholera…

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Fire at Cootamundra. Three Shops Destroyed. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1892 · page 5

A FIRE occurred this morning in Parker-street, Cootamundra, three shops built of brick being completely destroyed. Only for the splendid supply of water recently laid on…

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The Fire Brigades. Continuation of the Competition. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1892 · page 5

THE fire brigades' competition was continued yesterday as Moore Park. Owing to the tearcity of water the engine practice contest was not defiaitely decided. The Waverley…

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Disastrous Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—A disastrous fire, resulting in the total destruction of Woodhead's wool factory, occurred at Bradford last night. The damage is estimated at…

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Fire at Hinton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1892 · page 8

MR. G. C. MARTIN, District Coroner, held an inquest at M'Carthy'e Hotel, Hinton, yesterday, on the fire which occurred of the store of Messrs. Pickett and Co. on the 14th…

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Fire on a Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 4

A wire from Auckland states that a fire broke out on the ship Timaru, belonging to the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, on Wednesday, but it was extinguished before much damage had been done…

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New Zealand. Fire on Board Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 6

A fire, which is supposed to have been caused by some oil from the oilroom penetrating the carbon refrigerator, occurred on the ship…

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Fire on Board the Empress of Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 4

The steamer Guthrie, from Japan, brought particulars of a fire which occurred on board the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's splendid steamship Empress of Japan, running between…

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Great Fire Near Liverpool. Aintree Grand Stand Destroyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The grandstand at Aintree racecourse, six miles from Liverpool, was completely destroyed by fire…

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Fire at Canterbury. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1892 · page 5

EARLY this morning a fire was discovered in premises situated at Balmoral-avenue, Rosedale Estate, Canterbury, and occupied by Mr. John Williams baker. The alarm was raised,…

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Lambton. Volunteer Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1892 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above brigade was held at the fire station on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of receiving report and…

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